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Veterinary Survival Tip: Bad Smells & Gagging
Views: 4,617 - Comments: 7The best advice I've ever received for working/surviving at a veterinary hospital is: Whatever smelly lotion is available, put a dab/smear right under your nostrils to cover the hideous smell of __(fill in the blank)__. La...
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Bearded Dragon Supportive Care
Views: 7,391 - Comments: 5On location at Southwest Animal Hospital, Veterinary Assistant, Justin During, demonstrates how to give injections, intracoelomic fluids, and syringe feed a sick bearded dragon patient.
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Vaccine Associated Sarcoma
Views: 8,932 - Comments: 1Becky Smith, CVT, VTS (Clinical Practice Canine/Feline), discusses vaccine associated sarcoma in felines and the 3 2 1 Rule when making the decision to biopsy a lump at a vaccine site.
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Maintaining the Sterile Field
Views: 17,110 - Comments: 0Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), discusses the sterile field in the surgery suite and how to properly pass items to a sterile surgeon maintaining the sterile field.
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Oscillometric Blood Pressure
Views: 15,183 - Comments: 1Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates how to obtain a blood pressure on a dog using an oscillometric blood pressure machine. Proper cuff size, machine limitations, and proper documentation are all discussed.
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How to Keep Members Engaged & Learning
Views: 3,084 - Comments: 0Take full advantage of your atdove.org subscription by keeping staff consistently engaged and learning. Here are a few tips to help your team utilize atdove.org training: Show an interesting video or CE lecture in...
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How to Show Appreciation to Colleagues
Views: 5,212 - Comments: 4So let’s just get this out of the way: I think that almost every veterinary professional can agree that the best way to show your appreciation at a veterinary hospital is with food. It doesn’t matter if you are a doctor, tech, rec...
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Patient Warming in the ICU
Views: 7,944 - Comments: 7Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), discusses the different ways hospital staff can re-warm or keep patients warm while in the hospital.
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Heart Rate and Rhythm - Feline
Views: 15,074 - Comments: 0Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), discusses obtaining a heart rate on feline patients and the importance of listening for arrhythmias and checking pulses at the same time.
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Monitoring Mucous Membranes - Feline
Views: 13,764 - Comments: 0Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates how to examine mucous membrane color and measure capillary refill time in feline patients.
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Open Gloving Technique
Views: 17,349 - Comments: 0Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates how to don sterile gloves using an open gloving technique – meaning only the hands are sterile – to prepare for such procedures as placing a urinary catheter or central line.
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Avian Beak Trim
Views: 7,917 - Comments: 1On location at Oswego Veterinary Hospital, Deb Ward, DVM, and Stephanie Cooper explain when a bird may need a beak trim and also demonstrate the procedure.
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Your Favorite Content of 2013
Views: 2,723 - Comments: 02013 was big for online veterinary training with atdove.org. Our membership base now spans 45 US states, including Puerto Rico and Washington DC, and 19 different countries across the globe! Here are the most popular videos, ar...
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Avian Wing Trim
Views: 8,927 - Comments: 1On location at Oswego Veterinary Clinic, Deb Ward, DVM, and Stephanie Cooper, CVT, perform a wing trim on a bird. Blood feather identification is discussed.
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Holiday Disclosure: I Was a Tree Killer
Views: 3,212 - Comments: 1I got this card in the mail yesterday and it caused me to burst into laughter in the middle of my kitchen. I admit it. I used to be a tree killer. But the tree my friend is referencing is the one that made me stop. It’s b...
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My Dog Ate Christmas
Views: 3,720 - Comments: 1So, I wasn’t going to write a blog this month cause I couldn’t think of anything holiday related that I wanted to write about. But then a Christmas Miracle took place! Well, more like a forgetful roommate and a naughty dog......
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Three Awesome Holiday Gifts From Clients
Views: 2,949 - Comments: 1Our hospital doors at DoveLewis are open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. The holidays are often some of our busiest times, and require a full staff. This means that our holidays are often spent away from family, friends and the t...
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Holidays in Veterinary Hospitals
Views: 3,662 - Comments: 2You hate it before you played it I already forgave ya J. Cole (Villematic) It's holiday time at DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital… My belly aches at the mere thought of how much chocolate and cookies I will consume in the...
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Avian Husbandry
Views: 7,952 - Comments: 2On location at Oswego Veterinary Hospital, Deb Ward, DVM, discusses avian husbandry. Appropriate diet, potential toxins and enrichment are mentioned.
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Hate Veterinary Holidays? You Don't Have To!
Views: 3,300 - Comments: 3Veterinary professionals hate the holidays. It’s true. And with good reason! Between the “Seasonal Sixteen” weight gain from all of the delicious treats our grateful clients and vendors bring us this time of year, and the generali...
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Avian Restraint and Exam
Views: 11,438 - Comments: 7On location at Oswego Veterinary Hospital, Deb Ward, DVM, and Stephanie Cooper, CVT, demonstrate and explain basic avian restraint and how to perform a physical exam.
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Cleaning Surgical Instruments
Views: 24,592 - Comments: 5It’s important to take good care of your expensive surgical instruments. In this video, Sarah Crisp demonstrates how to clean dirty surgical instruments. Initial scrubbing, ultrasonic cleaning and instrument lubrication are all di...
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Feelings and Veterinary Jobs
Views: 4,299 - Comments: 2Today’s blog isn’t going to run smoothly. These are just a few random thoughts on feelings and the veterinary workplace. Summary: Feelings suck. A few months ago at work a DVM started telling me all about this cute, cuddly...
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When Veterinary Medicine Gets Personal
Views: 3,429 - Comments: 1I’m standing at the treatment table, looking down at a 120 pound Bullmastiff. Her mucus membranes are pale, she is almost completely unconscious and barely breathing. Under normal circumstances, this is the kind of case that gets...
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Making Sense of Nutritional Trends
Views: 10,725 - Comments: 3As a clinician in a facility where vomiting and diarrhea top the list of presenting complaints, I find myself asking most clients “what does your pet eat?” It seems that more frequently the client will reply they are feeding some...
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Shoulder Radiographs
Views: 14,806 - Comments: 4Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates proper positioning and anatomical landmarks for shoulder radiographs in a dog, Alan Lipman, DVM, DACVR, then explains proper positioning and technique in the finished product.
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Hind Limb Radiographs
Views: 15,804 - Comments: 3Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates proper positioning and anatomical landmarks for hind limb radiographs on a dog. Restraint aids are briefly discussed.
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Filling Prescriptions
Views: 12,459 - Comments: 6Technician Assistant (TA) Manager, Amber Solomon, explains the information necessary for prescription labeling, and demonstrates how to fill a prescription.
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Front Limb Radiographs
Views: 16,887 - Comments: 4Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates proper positioning and anatomical landmarks for front limb radiographs on a dog. Restraint aids are briefly discussed.
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Little Things: Tips for Better Veterinary Client Service
Views: 6,302 - Comments: 1In the peak hours of our emergency hospital (DoveLewis) the wait to see a doctor or get results for diagnostics can be long. Especially when there are multiple emergencies and urgent care visits pulling staff in every directi...
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Pelvic Radiographs
Views: 16,676 - Comments: 0Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates proper positioning and anatomical landmarks for pelvis radiographs in a dog. Alan Lipman, DVM, DACVR, explains proper positioning and technique.
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Abdominal Radiographs
Views: 23,116 - Comments: 9Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS(ECC), demonstrates proper positioning and anatomical landmarks for abdominal radiographs in a dog. Staff radiologist Alan Lipman explains proper positioning and technique.
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Feline Vaccines
Views: 14,428 - Comments: 0Becky Smith, CVT, VTS (Clinical Practice), from Rose City Veterinary Hospital explains the AAHA/AAFP recommendations for core and non-core vaccines in cats. Initial kitten vaccines and the adult booster schedule are discussed.
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Administering Activated Charcoal
Views: 12,074 - Comments: 6Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS(ECC), gives tips for administering activated charcoal to a toxin ingestion patient.
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Interview with VMD Technology
Views: 2,114 - Comments: 0I recently had the pleasure of answering some interview questions for Dr. Caleb Frankel of VMD Technology about my career and how atdove.org came to be. Here are a few of those questions, and a link to the full article!How di...
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Appointment Flow
Views: 11,652 - Comments: 6Brittany Carey and Henry Struzik, on location at Pearl Animal Hospital, describe the flow of appointments and delineation of duties. From obtaining a weight to basic history and vitals, defining these duties allows them to wo...
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Canine Vaccines
Views: 14,123 - Comments: 4Becky Smith, CVT, VTS (Clinical Practice), from Rose City Veterinary Hospital explains the AAHA recommendations for core and non-core vaccines in dogs. Initial puppy vaccines and the adult booster schedule is discussed.
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Veterinary Superstition
Views: 5,191 - Comments: 5I don’t feel like a particularly superstitious person. Cracks in the sidewalk get stepped on, black cats walk around me all the time, and I don’t generally notice that any given Friday was the 13th day of a month until a couple of...
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DOCTOR TO TREATMENT!
Views: 3,287 - Comments: 7DOCTOR TO TREATMENT! That’s the phrase we hear over the pager several times a day at my hospital and it always gives my adrenals a good squeeze. It means that an emergency has come through the door that needs immediate at...
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Heartworm Testing
Views: 12,396 - Comments: 6On location at Rose City Veterinary Hospital, Becky Smith CVT, VTS (Clinical Practice), discusses heartworm preventive medications in both cats and dogs, and also talks about the reasoning and importance of testing pets for heartw...
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Feline Nail Trim
Views: 15,005 - Comments: 3Sarah Tauber, DVM, walks you through her technique for performing a solo nail trim on a grumpy cat.
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Fitting E-Collars
Views: 10,625 - Comments: 0Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates how to choose the correct length of e-collar and how to properly fit that e-collar to a patient. This video is for people new to working in veterinary medicine.
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Oral Medication Administration - Canine
Views: 15,418 - Comments: 5Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), demonstrates what's commonly called "pilling" a dog (giving oral medications).
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How It Feels to Treat Poison Victims
Views: 2,201 - Comments: 5Over the July 4th weekend I saw a sickening post on Facebook. In the San Francisco area there were reports of meatballs containing strychnine being left along sidewalks and these were poisoning dogs. Even the best trained dogs can...
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Discharge Instructions
Views: 11,487 - Comments: 1On location at Pearl Animal Hospital, Henry Struzik, CVT, talks about the importance of discharge instructions. From “before and after” photos to written instructions, we learn the best way to make sure client compliance happens w...
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How to Ace a Veterinary Job Interview
Views: 18,046 - Comments: 3It’s no secret that the supply of veterinarians is outpacing demand. Any of us who took a basic economics class in college know the simple fact is that interviews for open DVM positions have suddenly become mini rose cere...
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Tips for Handling Small Dogs
Views: 32,181 - Comments: 21Nothing strikes fear in the hearts of the veterinary staff as when facing a snarling Chihuahua in the lobby. I know many of us would rather work with a large guard breed than a tiny ferocious one. However, these small dogs are ver...
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Basic Avian Restraint
Views: 13,492 - Comments: 2Nathan Bodnar, DVM, demonstrates how to properly retrain a sick or injured bird for a basic physical exam. He highlights maintaining control of the head and feet.
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New Site Features for Efficient Team Training
Views: 2,472 - Comments: 0Did you know that On the Floor @Dove is constantly evolving to meet your veterinary training needs? In response to feedback and requests we received from our users, we've expanded our premium account features to include:...
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Top 10 Ways to Get Hired in Veterinary Medicine
Views: 6,504 - Comments: 31. Be better than the other candidates. Write a cover letter and make it specific to the practice you want to work at. Do your homework and talk about why you want to work there. 2. Tailor your resume to the job pos...
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